After what seems like months of nothing, I've finally been able to do some poetry writing, painting, and art making... my soul is delighted!
Below, I share with you a poem I wrote this evening. For some reason I had the phrase "We lost everything in the fire" stuck in my head today- it was obviously something I needed to explore, and this is what I got:
I paired that image on a mason jar with the one below of Saturn crossing the sun (though you can really see Saturn in this picture).
This is the finished produce for now- I'll probably add something to the rim, though.
And here is a triptych in progress- my first foray into oil pointing. So far, not too bad!
Below, I share with you a poem I wrote this evening. For some reason I had the phrase "We lost everything in the fire" stuck in my head today- it was obviously something I needed to explore, and this is what I got:
"We lost everything in the fire,"
they say.
Haven't we all?
Does not the fire of
anger
passion
love
consume us from our
writhing insides to our
crackling flesh?
Bones burned down
like house frames;
wisdom and knowledge reduced to ashes
like hundreds of well-thumbed books;
a bit of soul wandering about the ruins of our mind
like a singed cat mewing at the loss.
The earth is indelibly scorched...
as are we
when we burn
and lose everything in
our fires.
(Poonam Desai, 6/10/2012)
Beyond that, I also tried out a technique I learned in high school: transferring a magazine image via packing tape. It was super easy, and I now have a new penholder! See images below:
This picture is a graffiti message left for Egyptians commanding them to "Wake Up"
I paired that image on a mason jar with the one below of Saturn crossing the sun (though you can really see Saturn in this picture).
This is the finished produce for now- I'll probably add something to the rim, though.
And here is a triptych in progress- my first foray into oil pointing. So far, not too bad!
More soon!
Poonam
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